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Who is the most creative number 10? Which number 9 strikes fear in the heart? The Best FIFA Football Awards™ (ceremony 9 January 2017) will celebrate the legends, the great players who make the pitch their own and inspire legions to love football. “This event will be about football and its most passionate participants – players, coaches and fans,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “It is a new event with new approaches to celebrating the game we all love.” The Best of 2016 will feature an improved voting system that will enable fans to support the player and coach of the year in both men’s and women’s football. The winners will be chosen via a process in which 50% of the result is based on the choices of captains and head coaches of all of the world’s national teams. The other 50% will be split between the result of an online public ballot and the submissions from a selected group of more than 200 media representatives from around the world. The Best FIFA Football Awards™ will also be a celebration of those who love the sport, with the unveiling of the new FIFA Fan Award. A panel of football experts will shortlist remarkable moments throughout the year involving exemplary and passionate football supporters. It will then be up to the fans themselves to vote for their favourite moment on FIFA’s digital platforms.
